Law Commission Recommendations on Homicide Laws

Creating a hierarchy for different degrees of murder (correct)

Supporting a moral equivalence argument for categorizing murder cases

Categorizing homicides based on the severity of the crime

Limiting first degree murder to cases of intention to kill

Consistency with public opinion

Moral equivalence argument supported by Sir James Fitzjames Stephen (correct)

Clear dividing line for murder cases

To conform with the correspondence principle

Intent to harm and cause grievous bodily harm

Intent to cause serious injury and awareness of a serious risk of killing (correct)

Cases of attack and cases of endangerment

Cases of grievous bodily harm and awareness of a serious risk of killing

<p>To differentiate murder 1 cases from murder 2 cases more clearly</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Avoiding situations where an intent to cause GBH might not be considered life-threatening</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By including five separate heads of liability under murder 2</p> Signup and view all the answers